Test Bank for Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing – An Interprofessional Approach (5th Edition, Dunphy) | Chapter 1: Primary Care in the Twenty-First Century – A Circle of Caring

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Chaptera1.a Primarya Carea ina theaTwenty-Firsta Century:a Aa Circlea ofa Caring


1. Aanurseahasaconductedaaaliteratureareviewainaanaeffortatoaidentifyatheaeffectaofahandwaashian
gaonatheaincidenceaofanosocomiala(hospital-
acquired)ainfectionsainaacuteacareasettings.aAnaarticleapresentedafindingsaataaalevelaofasignificanacea
ofa<0.01.aThisaindicatesathat


A) Theacontrolagroupa anda thea experimentalagroupa werea moreathana 99%a similar.


B) Thea findingsa ofathea studyahavea lessa thana1%a chancea ofabeinga attributablea toa chance.


C) Thea effectsa ofathea interventionawerea nearlyazero.


D) Theaclinicalasignificancea ofathea findingsa wasa lessa thana1:100.


Ans:a B


Feedback:aThealevelaofasignificanceaisathealevelaatawhichathearesearcherabelievesathatatheastuadya r
esultsamosta likelyarepresenta aanoa chancea event.aAa levelaofasignificanceaofa<0.01a indicateasathata t
herea isa lessa thana 1%a probabilitya thata thea resulta isa duea toa chance.


2. Aanurseahasareadaaaqualitativearesearchastudyainaorderatoaunderstandathealivedaexperiena cea
ofaparentsawhoahaveaaaneonatalaloss.aWhichaofatheafollowing questionsashouldatheanurseaprioraitizea
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whenaappraisingathearesultsaofathisastudy?


A) Howa welladida thea authorsa captureathea personalaexperiencesa ofathesea parents?


B) Howawelladidatheaauthorsacontrolaforaconfoundinga variablesathata mayahaveaaffectedathaea
findings?

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C) Didatheaauthorsauseastatisticalameasuresathatawereaappropriateatoatheaphenomenonaiana
question?


D) Wereathea instrumentsa thata thearesearchersauseda statisticallyavalida anda reliable?


Ans:a A


Feedback:aQualitativeastudiesaareajudgedaonatheabasisaofahowawellatheyacaptureaandaconveyatheasuabjecti
veaexperiencesaofaindividuals.aStatisticalameasuresaandavariablesaareanotadimensionsaofaaaqualiataativeame
thodology.


3. Aanurseahasaexpressedaskepticismatoaaacolleagueaaboutatheavalueaofanursingaresearch,aclaai
mingathatanursingaresearchahasalittlearelevanceatoapractice.aHowacanatheanursesacolleagueabaestadeaf
endatheaimportanceaofanursingaresearch?




A) Theaexistenceaofanursingaresearchameansathatanursesaareanowaableatoaaccessafederalagraanta
money,asomethingathatadidntauseatoabeatheacase.


B) Nursingaresearchahasaallowedatheadevelopmenta ofamastersaandadoctoralaprogramsaandahaasa
greatlyaincreasedatheacredibilityaofatheaprofession.


C) Theagrowthaofanursingaresearchahasacausedanursingatoabeaviewedaasaaatrueaprofessioan,a
ratherathanasimplyaasa aatradeaoraaaskill.


D) Theaapplicationaofanursingaresearchahasatheapotentialatoaimproveanursingapracticeaanada
patientaoutcomes.

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Ans:a D


Feedback:aThea greatesta valueaofa nursingaresearchaliesa inatheapotentialatoa improveapracticea and,aultia
mately,atoaimproveapatientaoutcomes.aThisasupersedesatheacontributionsaofanursingaresearchatoaeduca
ationa programs,a granta funding,a ora theapublicaviewaofathea profession.


4. Tracyaisaaa nurseawithaaabaccalaureateadegreeawhoa worksainathea labora anda deliveryunita oafaa
a busyaurbana hospital.a Shea hasa noticeda thata manya newa mothersa abandona breast-

feedingatheirababiesawhenatheyaexperienceaearlyachallengesaandawondersawhatacouldabeadoneatoaea ncouragea
moreawomenatoacontinueabreast-
feeding.a Whata roleaisa Tracyamosta likelyatoa playaina aa researcha projecta thata testsa ana interventionaaia
medaatapromotingabreast-feeding?


A) Applying fora granta fundinga forathearesearchaproject
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B) Posingathea clinicalaproblematoaonea oramorea nursinga researchers


C) Planninga thea methodologyaofathea researcha project


D) Carryingaouta thea interventionaanda submittingathea resultsa fora publicationaAns:a B
Feedback:aAamajoraroleaforastaffanursesaisatoaidentifyaquestionsaoraproblemsaforaresearch.aGraantaa
pplications,amethodologicalaplanning,aandapublicationasubmission areanormallyacarriedaoutabyan
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ursesawhoahaveaadvancedadegreesainanursing.


5. Aapatientasignedatheainformedaconsentaformaforaaadrugatrialathatawasaexplainedatoapatieanta
byaaaresearchaassistant.aLater,atheapatientaadmittedatoahisanurseathataheadidanotaunderstanda theareas
earchaassistantsaexplanationaorahisaownaroleainatheastudy.aHowashouldathisapatientsanaursearespoan
datoathisarevelation?


A) Explainathea researchaprocessa toathea patienta inagreatera detail.


B) Describeathea detailsa ofaaa randomizeda controlleda trialafora thea patient.